ifrågasättas

Ifrågasättas is a Swedish verb form meaning that something is being questioned, doubted, or challenged. It is the passive form of the verb ifrågasätta, which conveys scrutiny or skepticism directed at a claim, decision, or statement. The construction emphasizes the action of questioning rather than the actor performing the questioning.

Grammatically, ifrågasättas is used to describe a subject under examination by others. It appears in present tense as ifrågasätts, in past tense as ifrågasattes, and in perfect or pluperfect forms as har ifrågasatts or hade ifrågasatts, respectively. The agent performing the questioning is usually expressed with a by-phrase (e.g., av kritikerna) or inferred from context. Examples: Beslutet ifrågasätts av oppositionen. Påståendet ifrågasattes av flera experter.

Usage and nuance: the term is common in formal, journalistic, academic, and public-discourse contexts. It signals scrutiny, doubt, or demand for justification rather than outright denial. It can apply to policies, claims, promises, theories, or statements. While similar to synonyms such as kritiseras (is criticized) or ifrågasättande (the act of questioning or doubting), ifrågasättas specifically highlights the process of raising questions or doubts about something.

See also and related terms: ifrågasätta (to question or challenge), kritisera (to criticize), tvivla (to doubt), utvärdera (to evaluate). The concept is used to describe critical examination and accountability in discourse across politics, science, media, and public life.